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| B&W vs. Sonus Faber I’d much rather buy old speakers instead of used cars. As long as the speakers are less than 5-7 years old, there are fewer things that can go wrong. I’ve bought almost 7 pairs of speakers in the last 15 years, all used, zero issues. Knock on wood! | |
| McIntosh vs Accuphase? Also, if you're considering Accuphase, don't rule out Luxman. | |
| B&W vs. Sonus Faber I've been a victim of buying speakers based on what appealed to me during a short 30-minute demo at the dealer. I have found that SF speakers, at least the ones I auditioned (Olympica line; old and Nova) are not that impressive during short auditi... | |
| McIntosh vs Accuphase? Accuphase, of course. I am building a new system and recently heard an Accuphase at a dealer (it was an exchange I think since the dealer does not carry Accuphase otherwise). We compared the Accuphase E-480 with McIntosh (I think it was the 7200, ... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? @jjss49 Excellent post, and well said! | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? I think high-end audio’s appeal is obviously based on superior sound quality, but other factors including build quality, long-term reliability (think decades, not just years), servicing and parts, and pride of ownership play a much bigger role whe... | |
| Dedicated Harbeth P3 Thread Oh, BTW, those who claim that the P3esr's are only suitable for non-complex or jazz music have not used them in conjunction with a musical subwoofer. | |
| Dedicated Harbeth P3 Thread @snackeyp Were you able to do the comparison between SF and Harbeth? Incidentally, I recently purchased (used) Sonus Faber Olympica II being driven by Audio Research GSi75. I still have the P3esr driven by Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum II and Audio Mi... | |
| Researching an "affordable Roon server/streamer, and my choice... @patrickdowns ..I compromised, because while I could run the SGC box as core/streamer (like a Nucleus) I will combine it with the Rendu as the streamer for better signal.Why do you think an SGC core and Rendu streamer is a compromise? I listened t... | |
| High end Class D amps? Based on what I read in 2015, Class A or AB should be dead by now. | |
| Researching an "affordable Roon server/streamer, and my choice... Buy the OpticalRendu bundle. It comes with everything you need - power supply and the converter. Works with regular router or switch. The price I quoted above includes the bundle. BTW, the Lite version only works with Roon but they have a regular ... | |
| Researching an "affordable Roon server/streamer, and my choice... I am using the SonicTransporter i5 and an OpticalRendu Lite for Roon. Really love the combo. The OpticalRendu is much better than the MicroRendu and really gives a much lower noise floor. Both can be had for under $1850. | |
| Honest Amp Reviews: Impossible? Slightly off topic but nowadays a similar trend can be observed in reviewers whose primary medium is youtube. Many started off as refreshing alternatives to the more mainstream reviewers al’a Absolute Sound, Stereophile, etc., and were actually ve... | |
| Integrated amp -- Pass Labs vs Luxman vs McIntosh @kren0006 -- The dealer demoed both brands with Sonus Faber Olympica Nova II. Since I have the previous version (Olympica II), we thought it would be a reasonable match. It was really a toss up between the ARC and Luxman. Like I said, I would have... | |
| Integrated amp -- Pass Labs vs Luxman vs McIntosh @ryder Sorry I meant to type 590axii not 509x. The dealer hooked up both 590 and 509 to the same speakers, but honestly I couldn't tell the difference during the audition. Both sounded fantastic!And I completely agree with you that it was a very, ... |